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Garry Shipton (RIP) El Alemein 06-08-04, 19:47

Tony Smith Who? 07-08-04, 08:15

Mark W. Tonner Re: Who? 07-08-04, 15:17

Garry Shipton (RIP) Commonwealth Victory 08-08-04, 04:24

Tony Smith Aussies and Canadians 08-08-04, 12:26

John McGillivray Amiens 8th August 1918 08-08-04, 13:27

Tony Smith Newfies on the Somme 08-08-04, 14:29

Mark W. Tonner Re: El Alamein 08-08-04, 14:51

Mark W. Tonner Re: Amiens 8th August 1918 08-08-04, 14:54

Garry Shipton (RIP) The Italian Campaign 08-08-04, 17:53

Garry Shipton (RIP) The Italian Campaign 08-08-04, 17:55

David_Hayward (RIP) CMPs 08-08-04, 19:10

Tony Smith Italy and France 09-08-04, 00:45

Mark W. Tonner Re: Who? 09-08-04, 15:28

Mark W. Tonner Re: Amiens 8th August 1918 09-08-04, 15:31

Garry Shipton (RIP) Montgomery's Desert Tactics 09-08-04, 16:45

Tony Smith Alamein map on e-bay 12-08-04, 16:18

07-08-04, 08:15

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Who?

Ahh, MORSEHEAD and FREYBERG! Naturally they were two of Monty's best: they were both Gallipoli veterans and "Tiny" Freyberg had his VC.
Alamein was a stunning victory by the Australians (

!) and a terrible loss for the New Zealanders, who through lack of armour support from the confused British lost two battalions who were overrun and captured on Ruweisat Ridge. This led to Freyberg insisting on forming his own NZ armoured division which went on to settle the score in Italy.
The Australians got sick of more British antics and came home to fight the Japs in New Guinea, bringing back as many 12 cab CMP's as they could fit in their kitbags.

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